Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
The Wall Street Journal
EU files formal charges against Google, by Tom Fairless
Oil prices rise on oil demand forecasts, by Matthew Cowley
The New York Times
U.S. plans stiffer rules protecting retiree cash, by Tara Siegel Bernard
Nokia agrees to $16.6 billion takeover of Alcatel-Lucent, by Mark Scott
Business Insider
A senior eurozone figure says it’s ‘impossible’ to work with Greece and they’ll miss their deadline for a deal, by Mike Bird
People don’t believe China’s growth figures and the truth about the economy could be far worse, by Mike Bird
The Associated Press
Fight for $15 protests planned over McJobs, low-wage work, by Candice Choi
3 former Freddie Mac execs settle sec disclosures lawsuit, by The Associated Press
News about business journalism
Quartz hires new staffers, expands video
How Bloomberg keeps up with the information people want
Reorg Research expands into London, hires two journalists
Reuters hires three tech reporters for San Fran bureau
Wilkerson joins Mergermarket/Dealreporter
This date in business journalism
2008: No upside to Delta/Northwest merger?
2012: Sluggish performance by business magazines in first quarter
Business journalism birthdays
April 14: Amey Stone of CBS MoneyWatch
April 14: Deirdre Fernandes of The Boston Globe
